Hello All,
I am new to this forum so if this has been aired before I appologise .
In the March edition of JWM a Mr Burgess of Coventry was enquiring in the Technical Q&A Letters if he could use a Battery Conditioner on his New S Type with the Battery in situ. The second part of his question was if so, could JWM advise on a suitable type which they didn't . The answer is yes you can, and I can recommend two types. For many years I owned a selection of Classic cars which where only used in the Summer Months, in order to maintain the Battery in those Days I had to disconnect it and use an ordinary Charger and carefully monitor the Charge Cycle, even then this gave rise to premature battery failure. About Four years ago I was at a M.G. parts Day when a stall holder Demonstrated the then new to U.K. Battery Conditioner. Made By Banner, it's called the Accugard. See www.bannerbat.com This gadget maintains the Battery, is self regulating protected from temperature rise and power surges and can be left permanentely connected to the insitu Battery. Connection is via a selection of supplied Cables one of which can be attatched to the Battery leaving an easily connected/ disconnected Plug and Socket arrangement. Since then, whilst looking to buy a second one I have discovered the Optimate 3. This works exactly the same uses the same connection cables but has a desulphating cycle incorporated into the Charging sequence. Both are around the £45 mark. Using these has extended the battery life on two of my little used Cars and in effect have paid for themselves. In order to use one on the S Type which has the Battery in the Boot I have rigged up a flying lead to just outside the Boot Lid which means that I can connect up withot leaving the Boot Ajar therby leaving the Alarm Armed. I am sure that other owners of Little used Classic cars Etc. Are are already aware of these Conditioners and I am surprised that a Mag representing us couldn't suggest a type. I have the address of a good supplier of Batteries and Conditioners if required. Finally if anyone knows Mr. Burgess will they please pass this on

Regards Eddie   

Hi all,

I thought this item looked interesting, as long as you don't store your car in a garage, or under a cover  

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=98358&criteria=solar&doy=20m9

Your comments would be welcome.

Regards, Julian

JulesJag wrote on 20.09.2006 at 12:04:08:



I've just spotted the product Q&A section at the end of this Maplin page. Someone has raised a question whether it will affect an activated alarm/immobiliser.